6 Easy Home Improvement Projects You Can Do Yourself

They're cheap, too.

Home improvement can feel like a pretty overwhelming project and that's a natural feeling. Once you move into a house, it's astounding how much stuff you need to fill it up, and even more overwhelming once you realize how much upkeep an entire structure like that requires. Improving your home after moving in doesn't have to be such a daunting task, though — just do one thing at a time, stay consistent and watch your house (and its value) grow significantly.

Even if it's just something as small as painting a door or installing some wall shelves, committing to an improvement project once a weekend or even once a month will have pretty dramatic effects on your house over time. If you've just spent a ton of money (in cash or on a loan) to buy a house, why not put a little effort into raising its value even higher and improving its comfort for yourself at the same time?

Of course, it's easy to want to stay away from too much home improvement both because you're worried you don't want to mess up and damage your house in any way and because you don't want to spend a ton of money on it. There are plenty of simple, cheap projects you can start with, though, and doing them will instill more confidence in your abilities.